Dodge is on a mission to convince the Mopar faithful of the validity of the Electric Muscle Car. And if that doesn’t work, it seems to have a fresh generation of fanatics open to trying out the concept.
Dodge Creates the First Electric Muscle Car
The Charger Daytona is a thoughtful and practical re-imagining of a moribund vehicular genre, a unique offering in an increasingly crowded EV marketplace. It accomplishes what it set out to do, and it should be celebrated. Just turn off the silly skeuomorphic fake exhaust before you drive.
Dodge Charger EV is “A Muscle Car First” Says Design Boss
Since the battery-powered muscle car “mixes things that are usually mutually exclusive,” Dodge chief of design Ralph Gilles believes the brand is “going to be able to check a lot of intellectual alibis.” Check it out and see if you agree.
Will Jaguar Go To War with China?
How does the venerable, re-imagined brand plan to address the world’s largest car market and the most cutthroat place on Earth to sell electric vehicles: China? In my first story for “Inside EVs,” I get the inside scoop direct from the leaping cat marque’s managing director.
7 Collectible Cars Driven by the British Royal Family
The royals have been driving the world’s coolest cars since the earliest days of the automobile. These are 7 of our favorites, including Princess Diana’s $850,000…Ford Escort??
The Next Big Thing
Hyundai revealed its largest vehicle, the IONIQ9, in Los Angeles at the famed Sheats-Goldstein house, designed by sui-generis mid-century architect John Lautner.
Revolutionary/Evolutionary
For over 70 years, the Corvette has always reflected and transcended its era in design and engineering. Here’s how and why America’s Plastic Fantastic sports car has remained relevant for eight decades.
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The Winter of Our Discontent
Will winter weather ever arrive? Have we already entered a permanent winter, politically? Is my heart frozen and un-thawable? If so, how should I drive? Or should I just give up and stay home and keep drinking?
A Touch of Evil
There are few certainties in life. But if you own a 1988 or ’89 Buick Reatta, one thing is assured: It’s dash-mounted touchscreen–one of the first installed in a passenger vehicle–will break.
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Buy Your Own Batmobile
Today, in a meta-Möbius comic strip of brand extension retailing, you can buy a Tumbler from a Wayne Enterprises website set up by Warner Brothers. For $3 million.